On next Tuesday’s Body of Proof (ABC, 10/9c), a series of rabies-related fatalities forces Megan to recruit Luke Perry’s new health commissioner Dr. Stafford in her search for the truth. We’ve got your exclusive first look as the two reteam to solve the (possibly undead) case.

Could the deaths be the work of zombies, as some of Megan’s colleagues suspect? Alas, Stafford reveals that a new strain of the virus is actually transmitted sans biting. (So you can sheathe that Michonne-style sword and rest easy.)

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